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000 

WGUS71 KPBZ 051342

FFSPBZ



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA

942 AM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008



PAC003-051445-

/O.CON.KPBZ.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-080805T1445Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

ALLEGHENY PA-

942 AM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM EDT FOR

ALLEGHENY COUNTY...



AT 936 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED EAST. 

HOWEVER...FLOODING FROM RUNOFF CAN BE EXPECTED. RAINFALL GAGE 

REPORTS OF OVER 3 INCHES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED IN THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WEXFORD...

RUSSELLTON...NATRONA HEIGHTS...GIBSONIA AND FRANKLIN PARK



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 4059 7978 4056 7978 4055 7977 4055 7974

      4053 7972 4041 7973 4053 8027 4057 8023

      4062 8015 4067 8015 4066 7971 4062 7971



$$

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000 

WGUS71 KPBZ 051342

FFSPBZ



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA

942 AM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008



PAC003-051445-

/O.CON.KPBZ.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-080805T1445Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

ALLEGHENY PA-

942 AM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM EDT FOR

ALLEGHENY COUNTY...



AT 936 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED EAST. 

HOWEVER...FLOODING FROM RUNOFF CAN BE EXPECTED. RAINFALL GAGE 

REPORTS OF OVER 3 INCHES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED IN THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WEXFORD...

RUSSELLTON...NATRONA HEIGHTS...GIBSONIA AND FRANKLIN PARK



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 4059 7978 4056 7978 4055 7977 4055 7974

      4053 7972 4041 7973 4053 8027 4057 8023

      4062 8015 4067 8015 4066 7971 4062 7971



$$

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